- 18 years experience
- Client-centered care
- Money and financial issues
About Amanda
Amanda Marcum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana. She brings 18 years of clinical experience and a calm, open approach to conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, relationships, and money and financial issues.
Amanda emphasizes the importance of connection in therapy. She believes feeling comfortable with the person you choose matters most. When people are stuck, a different perspective can create movement and new options.
Her background includes a Master of Social Work degree with a focus on children and families from Indiana University, earned in 2007. Amanda has worked with adolescents and adults in a range of settings and across concerns such as trauma, addictions, parenting, LGBT stressors, bipolar disorder, and ADHD.
In sessions she values being open-minded and nonjudgmental. She helps people increase self-awareness and consider practical steps forward. The work is collaborative and paced to each person's needs.
Amanda offers messaging, live chat, and phone or video sessions, with primary availability Monday through Friday during daytime hours. She typically checks messages multiple times each day to support day-to-day problem solving and emotional processing.
To begin, readers can follow the platform start process to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's calendar and messaging guidance.
How Amanda Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online
Amanda blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral and mindfulness techniques. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and building a trusting relationship so people feel heard and safe to explore hard topics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical skills to change them, which can help with anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple awareness and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda works with each person to weigh goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t worked in the past. Together they adjust methods and pace so the work stays relevant and realistic for day-to-day life.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats may change. Amanda has offered messaging, live chat, and phone or video sessions and notes daytime weekday availability. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful, and reduce travel time so therapy fits around work, caregiving, and other responsibilities.
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting challenges, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and money and financial issues among others.
What is Amanda's therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centered approach and combines practical methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies depending on the person's needs.
How long has she been practicing?
Amanda has 18 years of clinical experience working in diverse settings with adolescents and adults.
Where is Amanda licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with licensure in Kentucky and Indiana and practices from Indiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Amanda?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's calendar and messaging guidance.